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your suggestion. Anything nom yOu--'
pose ?'
ITO run your pupil, sir, on advantageous
terms, sir. | know what is due to that
young gentleman. First, sir allow me to
continue. had wife in the old days be-
fore went TO the States. She became
medium and frightened me. | confess, sir,
that she frightened me out of the house
with her spirits Fairly drove me out.
was fool 10 90, because she aft erward
became great medium, and could have !
run her on advantageous terms, of course;
whereas she has only fooled herself away,
and is now. hear, in reduced circumstan- |
money in it. But | did not, and | ran
away. Well, when first thought of this,
then of course | naturally remem bersd
my wife"
Naturally"
And came straight home to look for
her. | thought she would be Just the the
dunn that wanted"
"Well-and you have seen her and she
won't go away with you"
mo, sir. | wasn't fool enough to speak
to her before making inquiries. | have
seen her hut she hasn't seen me. She's
lost all her business and all her powers, as
far as | can learn. Nobody goes to her
is worse, she looks poor. Lavinia never
was mucn IN the way of looks, but when
she was young she had her points. Ny
show wants beauty and youth--at all
events, youth. If lad youth and beauty
could do ANYTHING. Well, | was obliged
to give up the idea Then | heard that
you were in London aud | remembered
bearing of your pupil, aud | thought, sir,
considering that he will probably be want
ing run through the States, and that he
must have an agent, why should he not
have me Stop a moment, sir. Don't say
all ii 4.
dodges-eve y one | do indeed. ! am up
to everything within the show and QUO Of
it. Not that | actually do the things my
self-but am skilled assistant to those
who do-a con Moderate who can be trusted
IA bonnet, If may SO speak, OF fidelity
and zeal. AS such, sir, should be inyal.
liable. And as for terms, they would be
advantageous. Highly advantageous
what, sir ~ The Professor sat up
right in his chair, aud bent upon this un-
happy man eyebrows 50 white and bushy,
and shook in his face crutch so thick and
threatening that be trembled and gasped.
"What, sir You dare to ask me to en-
gage you in the capacity of a successful
confederate and cheat You dare to insult
me by assuming that my life, my blame
less and honorable career, has been stain
ed by trickery? You dare, sir, | ask, to
come here and do this Co. sir, 90. Re
move yourself from my presence. If |
were younger, If had the use of my limbs
you would 90 through the window, not
for the insult you offer to me, but for that
you have offered to the Sacred Cause of
Spiritualism."
An archbishop accused of cheating at
euchre could not have exhibited loftier
indignation. The good old man fell back
in his chair exhausted, but glazing with
wrath and indignant virtue.
II beg your pardon, sir, ID"
at is such men as yourself, with your
accordions and your speaking tubes and
your lazy tongs, by which you initiate the
phenomena of manifestations, who bring
discredit ON our sacred calling"
Sir Professor ! beg your pardon.
do indeed. | didn't mean any insult. |
wont say another word about the conjur-
ing tricks. But if | could get an appoint
ment | should give every sa, lsfacton. pve
excellent manners and a winning way
he smiled engagingly to show how win
ming that way was. "In the outer Office,
to receive visitors and to prepare their
minds and raise their curiosity, l should
be invaluable Forgive me, sir. If you
won't help me, sir |, must go back to my
wife-to Lavinia." He shuddered. "To
Lavinia, in order to borrow money to get
back to the States where | am honorably
known"
"Your name is Medlock, you say. Is
your wife Lavinia Medlock ~
Yes, sir, Lavinia Medlock."
"She was formerly a medium of some
note. You do not wish to 90 back to her.
You would be only burden TO her. You
had daughter | think. Yesyes. For
your wife's sake, only for her sake, mind,
i might help you-yes, THE Professor
gazed steadfastly at the man as if he was
reading him through and through
"W nat is your present address p
Il have bedroom in Hunter Street,
Bloomsbury"
What were you formerlyY
81 was clerk, sir, on hundred and
twenty pounds Il year-and we let lodg
ings-but Lavinia filled the house with
ghosts to such degree
"Yes-and you've been all the time in
the states going about with shows. Well
you are not going to be my puplls agent
but may help you if you show me that
Hunter Street for another week ?"
LAS long as you like, sir, if it will lead
to anything"
you are not 10 go near your wife at
present. You are not to write to her or
to let her know that you have returned"
81 don't want to.
every good-here is a sovereign. You
day or two. Take care to obey 1t. Now
you can GO"
The man retired, and Paul came forth
from the bedroom where he had over
heard the conversation.
"Well, Paul, how does this coincidence
help you? Condolences are always hap
pening, always. What brought that man
here? Why, heis the father of that girl,
Paul"
Eyes. He is Hetty's father. What will
Hetty think of him? He Is not exactly
father to he proud OF, is he ~
"To restore to that girl her long lost IA
Their would be, methinks, a miracle of the
more wonderful, Paul. Pity he isn't rich
as he would be in novel"
"He seems most detestable little snob.
But still-it would please Hetty. | will
do it, Daddy l will do it. Hetty's father
and Cicely's brother. Both in one day
Both in one dayW
CHAPTER XV.-ToM's DISCOVERY.
Only one day before the 23rd. And not
a word or sign from the mysterious
three who held those cheques. Paul, how
ever preserved an undated cheerfulness.
On this morning-the 22nd-when the par
ty broke up after breakfast, Tom and ST.
byl, obedient to sign from the former,
hah ind